“Chick Webb could swing it, baby. He out swung everything that could be swung. He fought a war with music and dance, and that’s what opened the doors!” - Swing dance legend Norma Miller

THE SAVOY KING trailer

"The Savoy King is an important contribution to our history. I highly recommend this film.”

- Harry Belafonte

"The Savoy King is a wonderful film - Jeff Kaufman has made one of the great musical documentaries of our time."

- music and film critic Gary Giddins

“I had a ball watching The Savoy King. Kudos! This is a masterpiece!"

- Grammy & Tony Award-winning Dee Dee Bridgewater

"The director weaves an aesthetic tapestry that puts most likeminded non-fiction efforts to shame, so gracefully capturing the atmosphere of the 1930s swing scene that the film truly earns the term ‘immersive.’ It's a comprehensive documentary that never feels like a school lesson, conveying the rollicking spirit of its subject with a liveliness and joy that elucidates how an artist might, as in Chick's case, give everything - including his life - for his art.”

- The Village Voice

"The Savoy King is enjoyable and convincing . . . the vibrant doc is rewarding for any Swing fan and, given some colorful and heartstring-pulling elements, will likely inspire filmmakers in the audience to wonder about biopic rights."

will likely inspire filmmakers in the audience to wonder about biopic rights."